Printer Friendly
The Free Dictionary
1,004,921,738 visitors served.
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

enrage

    0.04 sec.
en·rage  (n-rj)
tr.v. en·raged, en·rag·ing, en·rag·es
To put into a rage; infuriate.
[Middle English *enragen, from Old French enrager : en-, causative pref.; see en-1 + rage, rage; see rage.]
en·ragement n.
enrage
Verb
[-raging, -raged] to make extremely angry
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.enrage - put into a rage; make violently angry
anger - make angry; "The news angered him"
enrage
verb anger, provoke, irritate, infuriate, aggravate (informal) incense, gall, madden, inflame, exasperate, incite, antagonize, make you angry, nark Brit., Austral., N.Z. (slang) make your blood boil, get your back up, make you see red (informal) put your back up << OPPOSITE calm
Translations
Spanish enrage [ɪnˈreɪdʒ] vt → enfurecer
French enrage [ɪnˈreɪdʒ] vt → mettre en fureur or en rage, rendre furieux/euse
German enrage [ɪnˈreɪdʒ] vt → wütend machen
Italian enrage [ɪnˈreɪdʒ] vt → fare arrabbiare
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
Add definition
? Mentioned in ? References in classic literature
 
Surely there is no better way, to stop the rising of new sects and schisms, than to reform abuses; to compound the smaller differences; to proceed mildly, and not with sanguinary persecutions; and rather to take off the principal authors by winning and advancing them, than to enrage them by violence and bitterness.
The Essays by Bacon, Sir Francis View in context
"Which would not prevent me," said D'Artagnan, "if I knew where the Duke of Buckingham was, from taking him by the hand and conducting him to the queen, were it only to enrage the cardinal, and if we could find means to play him a sharp turn, I vow that I would voluntarily risk my head in doing it.
The Three Musketeers by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
It will but enrage him the more and make our sufferings the worse.
Thuvia, Maid of Mars by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
More results
 
Dictionary/thesaurus browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2008 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.